================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003023 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idn Id Station Name St Co Lat Lon Elev 89664 McMurdo AQ 77:51S 166:40E 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Level Pressure Temp Dew Point Dir Speed Height Theta Mix Type [MB] [C] [C] [deg] [KTS] [M ] [K] [g/kg] -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ----- ------ SFC 996.0 0.0 -1.1 110.0 4.9 34.0 273.5 3.544 MAND 925.0 -3.1 -4.1 155.0 8.0 623.7 276.1 3.051 MAND 850.0 -5.9 -7.7 140.0 11.8 1290.5 280.0 2.520 MAND 700.0 -11.1 -15.0 45.0 11.8 2798.0 290.2 1.704 MAND 500.0 -27.9 -34.9 50.0 23.9 5300.4 299.0 0.396 MAND 400.0 -39.7 -45.7 45.0 30.9 6865.6 303.4 0.159 MAXW 325.0 -46.1 -62.2 25.0 58.9 8259.2 313.2 0.035 MAND 300.0 -48.5 -68.5 20.0 55.9 8796.5 317.0 ----- TRO1 270.0 -50.3 -72.3 25.0 51.9 9487.2 324.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.5 -82.5 15.0 44.9 9992.9 335.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -46.3 ----- 5.0 24.9 11472.2 359.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.9 ----- 5.0 15.9 13390.3 392.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -46.5 ----- 345.0 11.8 16092.6 437.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -44.1 ----- 90.0 7.0 18473.9 490.1 ----- MAND 50.0 -42.5 ----- 240.0 2.9 20740.0 543.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 23 Jan 2003023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -3.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 275.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 283.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 3.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 930 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -3.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 6.1 C K Index (KI) = 10.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 47.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 42.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 9.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -67 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 288 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = -0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 313 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 325 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done